M5.9 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Tue, Feb 18, 1930, 5:07 PM GMT+11 (06:07 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1930-02-18 06:07:23 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.673° S, 171.866° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.42
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem907228. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.